Skeining implement



1 35, `to move a needle 12 protected by yPatented Apr. 14, 1931 1 MARIO VEDOVELLL'OF MILAN, ITALY SKEINING TMPLEMENT Appneateii mea september as, 1929, serieu Ne. 395,953, and in This invention relates to animplement-for skeining or binding skeins or the like of yarn or thread by hand.v

On the annexed drawingsis shown by way of example-an embodiment of the present invention, and Y Figure 1 isl avlongitudinal section of the same on line 1`1fof11`ign2g` Figure 2` is a plan view;

- v s Figure 3 is" asideview of the needle used to insert the "binding thread or cord; 'Figure 4 is a plan view of the same; j 'Figure 5 is a perspective view of the implement with the; binding cord ready for '151;1Se;5-. r f

Figure isa diagram ofthe skein binding. The implement Icomprises a 4handle 1 having a bar 2 extendingtherefrom; aligned pins 3 are pivoted in saidbar each of said .pins having a cut'4 and a'diametrical recess "5`jhaving a'lesser depth than cut 4 and lat right angles thereto, the difference in depth of said cuts 4 and recesses 5 in the direction of axis of pins 3 being somewhat larger than 35 thefsize of needle 12 (hereinafter described) in the same direction.

Each pin 3 is solid with a `pinion 6 located on the face of bar 2 opposite that from which `said pins 3 extend;`saidvpinions 6 are en- 30 ga'ged by a common rack bar 7 mounted to reciprocate in guides Svand acted on by a spring 9ibea`ring on` collar 1Q solid with said rack bar 7 and on one of said guides 8. In a casing 11 Vsolid with bar `2 is mounted j having at its front end a hook 13 adaptedto engage thebinding "cord o r' thread as hereinafter described and an `enlarged head 14; at f its A opposite end said needle comprisesa head 15 '549 'inwhich'two projecting pins 16 and 17 are fastened, the first one of them reciprocating in. a slot 18 of the casingand acting to guide the needle while the other one acts to impart .to the needle the actuation of the actuating i5 devicer hereinafter described.

Said needle is guided in its front portion in a slot 19 of the front wall ofcasing 11 and has ony one side a projection 21 actuating the vcord stretching member 22 which is ful- 50 -fcrumed at 22' and forced by a spring 42 rack bar 7 and cam end engages one of Germany October 11, 1928.

against the needle projection 21 (Figs.` 3 and 4).

A spindle 23 is pivoted'in casing 11 and said spindle has two cams 24 and 25 solid therewith, cam 24 acting on a stud 26 of the 25 acting on pin 27 of a bar 28 mounted to reciprocate in guides 29 and havinga return spring 30 which by one end abuts on collar 31 solid with bar 28. The free end of bar 28 is solid with a pin 35 on which4 is pivoted the first pair of a series of interpivoted arms 34 fulcrumed by links 33 on a pin 32 stationary in said casing 11;

the last pair of said arms 34 is connected by links 37 with the needle actuating pin 17.

Spindle 23 has a pinion 38 solid therewith andmeshing with rack bar 39 mounted to reciprocate by means of slot 43 and pin 44 and by tail45 and bridge`46f. The said rack bar 39 is actuated by operator by means of stud 40 extending outside of casing 11.

A cord stretcher 22 is p'ivoted at 22 in the casing 11; said stretcher extends to outside of said casing 11 through-'slot 41 and is acted on by spring 42. i

At the end of bar 2 is fastened a spring clip 47 adapted to engage the front end 14 of needle 12 at the end of its forward stroke.

The shape and respective positions of cams 24 and 25 actuating `rack bar 7 and bar 28 are such as at the beginning of rotation of spindle 23 firstly cam 24 is operative to move forward the said rack bar then a skein binding cord or thread ft is' arranged in the manner shown in Fig. 5,` with one end engaged in the hook 13 of 7 and thereafter 4said cam is inoperative; cam 25 1s inoperative guides 29 while its other needle 12 and then the thread 2fis laid over stretcher 22 and finally said thread is located in recesses of several pins 3.

Then the implement is located under the skein to be skeined Vor bound and pins 3 are inserted intermediate the threads or yarns ofthe sameuntil their cuts4 extend throughout fromy skein g duri thread ipasses under the skein yarns in its portions intermediate pins 3 While its portions engaged over recesses 'fof- 1pins'l3 lie over the upper skein surface, said thread -tthus providing portions Whichv are alternatelyunder and above the skein.

Then operator mov-es stud in the direction of-arrowinf Fig 2 and ythusfhe.` drives rack bar 39 which rotates pinion 38 With spindle-23 and cams24iandV 251; owing -to the f bar 7 to causefsaid- 2 -900 thereafter the 5 l thread 'stroke' 6 fvvhen'theneedle is f o -needle 12 and the portionV implement is described arrangement Vof cams 124 -and 25 and .transmission -ratiolof parts, during the first period of rotation of said spindle 23' bar '28 is stationaryza'n'd lCam 24 aetu-atesthe rack pins 3 to regate through circular' portion of said cam '24 holds said rack bar 7 stationary fand vpins3 are thus held inra-positionto-9()O with respect fto illustratedona Y In view of sucha movement oit-pins 3,- 'cuts 4 ofthe same. are' now aligned in thelpath of of thread t engaged in eachrecess 5 vextendstr-ansversely to saidy path. Y

f TheY last portiony ofrotationfoffspindle 23 and cam" l25 causes bar f28 and-'its 1pin-35 tomove andtherefore the -four'bar gear' 34fis extended to drive forwardneedle 12fvvhich by its hook=13 drives the thread .--i-and causes it -vto move 'With needle. 12TV through aligned cuts 4 of- .several pinsV y3 until said needle 12 andthread---t` engaget-hespring kclip 47 which engages said thread V 1P-fit 'being turn .-stroke' of said needle held lengaged therein duringthe reunder action-of return spring 30.

In this operation the end -"?f--.of-thread or cord Pt- Whichis drivenby the needle hook `13 passes over .the skein and under-the portions of thread *t-'vvhich are'engaged ,in

3 and transverse the needlepath the skein being thus bound as shown lin Figure (5g-thereafter portions f 't-v-lv andz5of said 'binding vthread are knotted lvvith each-other Vand -the removed from the completed skein. v

VStretcher 22 facts lto yprovidega .supply ot -tcorresponding With the needle lfand to hold said thread stretched; moved forward-:in the above described operation theneedle projection 21 moves vdovvn said stretcher to cause'it to pay thread -t to-said needle.

course the vpresent inventionis subjectto modilications Within the limits of appended ng such an operationy and ftherefore are `over` gear or a pinion gear may ing gear as av lever for the four bar linkage 33,

be substituted 34, 37. v What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A hand implement for skeining or bindingskeins of;v yarn orafthread y:comprising a support bar.. a 'handleiextending :from said Y bar, means mounted to move in said support bar and adapted to extend through-skein to belskeined and-'to'carry a portion of binding thread, a needle mounted t'o move on said supportbarto carry a portion of said binding thread Yto .interengage vWith said first portion of the same, and vhand-operable means for 'operating vbothsaid movable .threadcarrying parts and said needle. Y v

2.r A hand implement forfskeiningor bind- YingV skeins of vryarn or thread, y-comprisinjg a support f.bar,-. a handleextending@ {from-v` said 185 bar, a row ofaligned pins mounted-@tomo- .tatei-infsaid support :bar-and each having an end binding-'threadreceivingrecess anda'icut v.transverse to and.fdeeperthan- 'saidrecess, a needle mountedf-:t'o :move inI ysaidA support bar ida() to carry a portion noflsaidbinding threadfto interengage Withft Ie;p ortion offsaidfbinding .thread lying :in said pin recesses; me-ansfor rotating said pinsfto'. carry-'their Asaidfclitsin alignment' With each other and With ;said?1. 95 needle, means for ,---shifting said needle throughout.` s,`aidpin cuts and handeperable p 'means forgoperatingfsaidltvvo last named means. I i f 3. Anzimple-ment 'Sfor skeining yfor binding @e100 skeins of yarn orfthread7 comprisingfasupport7 af-rovvf of aligned-pins, mountedfto rotate in'said'support'f andfeach having anvend-biding-thread receivingvrecess 'and a cut-transverse to and.` deeperfthan lsaid recess, pir-lions AT105 each solid with one o ffsaid; fpinsjr-af 'needle n mounted .to move inrsai'disupport itecarry a 'portioniof saidbindingfthread to interengage .With'the/portionfof.saidjbindingthread lying in said pin recesses5 a rack-:bar .f-mountedf to 110 move #in said;:supp01=,t and: engaging fsaidpin pinions Yforjrotating 'saidpineto-.carrytheir said cuts s'in'alignment'Wvith each'fotherfand with said needle va;:camphaving.:1an initial operative tive ipo-rtion and #engaging :said 'i rack i bar,

`means for ,shifting "said" needle ,'andafvmeans operating said camrand needle v'shifting means. i

4j An implement iforfskeining-orbinding i12( skeins of yarnk ori'thread comprising-assu@ port, a row of aligned pinslmounted-to'zrotate'in said supportand each'fhaving-an end "binding-thread receiving recess rand f a: g cut transverse t'o andz:deeper;-thanxsaidrecessgfa T125 needles mountedy to move 1in said f support to v carry a portion of1saidbindingzthreadgto. in-

/terengage 'Withthe portion oftthe same dying in said fbinvreeesses; a -mntinn-qmnmi41;-

portion -andfa subsequent inoperav51""15 v said motion magnifying gear and having an initial inoperative portion and a subsequent operative portion, means operating said pins to carry their said cuts in alignment with each other and with said needle, and means acy tuating said cam and pin operating means.

5. An implement for skeining or binding skeins of yarn or thread comprising a support, a row of aligned pins mounted to rotate in said support and yeach having an endbinding thread receiving recess and a cut transverse to and deeper than said recess, pinions each solid with said one or said pins, a needle mounted to move in said support to carry a portion o said binding thread to enterengage with the portion of said binding thread lying in said pin recesses, a rack bar mounted to move in said support and engaging said pin inions Jr`or rotating said pins to carry their said cuts in alignment with each other and with said needle, a irst cam engaging said rack bar and having an initial operative portion and a subsequent inoperative portion, a motion magnifying gear operating said needle, a second cam actuating said needle motion magnifying gear, said second cam being solid with the irst named one and comrising an initial inoperative portion and a subsequent operative portion, the operative portion of each cam being in register with the inoperative one of the other cam, means actuating said cams and return means for said rack bar, motion magnifying gear and cam actuating means.

' 6. An implement Jfor skeining or binding skeins of yarn or thread, comprising a support bar. a handle extending from sai ai', a. row oi' aligned pins mounted to rotate in o said support bar and each having an enc binding thread receiving recess and a cut transverse to and deeper than said recess, a needle mounted to move in said support bar to carry a portion of said binding thread to interengage with the portion of said binding thread lying in said pin recesses, a clip member' at the end oit said pin row to engage the said binding thread at the end oi? the needle stroke, means for rotating said ins to carry their said cuts in alignment with each other and with said needle, means for shifting said needle throughout said pin cuts and hand operable means for operating said two last named means.

7. An implement Jfor skeining or binding skeins of yarn or thread, comprising a support, a row of aligned pins mounted to r-otate in said support and each having an end binding thread receiving recess and a cut transverse to and deeper than said recess, a needle mounted to move in said support to carry a portion of said binding thread to interengage with the portion of said binding thread lying in said pin recesses, a stretcher for a supp y of said binding thread, cooperating means on said needle and stretcher Vsaid needle to cause said stretcher to pay oi thread to in its operative stroke, means for rotating said pins to carry their said cuts in alignment with each other and with said needle, means or shifting said needle tlir-oughout said pin cuts and means two last named means.

8. An implement for skeining `or binding skeins of yarn or thread, comprising a sup ort consisting of a bar extending from a hollow handle, a row or aligned pins moun ed to rotate in said bar and each having an end binding-thread receiving recess and a cut transverse to and deeper than said recess, a needle mounted to move in sai oll-ow handle to carry a portion of said binding thread to interengage with the portions of said binding thread lying in said pin recesses, means extending along said bar for rotating said pins to carry their said cuts in alignment with `each other and with said needle, means in said hollow handle for shitting said needle throughout said pin cuts and means operating said two last named means.

9. An implement for skeining or binding skeins of yarn or thread, comprising a support consisting of a bar extending from a hollow handle, a row of aligned pins mounted to rotate in said bar and each having an end binding-thread receiving recess and a cut transverse to and deeper than said recess, a needle mounted to move in said hollow handle to carry a portion of said binding threa to interengage with the portions of said inding thread lying in said recesses, means extending along said bar for rotating said pins to carry their said cuts in alignment with each other and with said needle, means in said hollow operating said projecting rom said casing and operating said pin rotating means and needle shitting means.

l0. An implement for skeining or binding skeins of yarn or thread comprising port bar, a handle extending from said bai', means mounted to move in said support bar and adapted to extend through skein to be skeined and to carry a portion o binding thread, a needle mounted to move on said support bar to carry a portion o'E said binding thread to interengage with said first portion of the same, and hand-operable means for operating firstly said movable thread carrying parts and secondly said needle.

11. An implement Jr'or skeining or binding skeins of yarn or a supthread, comprising port bar, a handle extending Jfrom sai ar, a row of said support bar and each having an enc binding-thread receiving recess and a cut transverse to and deeper than said recess, a needle mounted to move in said support bar to carry a portion of said binding thread to interengage with the portion oi said binding a sup- 4 aligned pins mounted to rotate in t handle for shifting said needle y throughout said pin cuts. a reciprocating stud co/1e, `meauls for Shifting sai-d needle throughout 5 said pin outs, and' Vhand-operable means for operating firstly said pin rotating means and secondly said needle shifting means. `In testimony whereof I have signed my 11a-meto lthis specification.

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